: AIADMK Monday asserted it would lead a coalition of parties in Tamil Nadu for the coming Lok Sabha elections and said 'anything can happen in politics,' apparently not ruling out a tie up with the BJP.
This comes even as DMK and Congress have virtually agreed to continue their alliance for the coming general elections.
Senior AIADMK leader D Jayakumar made it clear that his party would be the senior partner in a tie up, saying "we will lead the alliance."
While sources in the AIADMK declined to comment on ties with BJP since the top leadership was seized of the matter, those in the saffron party said a tie-up with AIADMK was "pretty much in the making."
It may be recalled that on January 14, Panneerselvam, who holds the top party post had said "anything can happen in politics."
Modi had during an interaction with party booth-level workers from five districts in Tamil Nadu through video conferencing last month, said the BJP was open to alliances and cherished its old friends
Soon we will come out with the breadth and width of the alliance and it will be an inclusive one."
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